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Camden road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 911 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2018, and 1,024 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2017 (967), and casualties fell from 1,081.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 57,209 collisions in Camden.

Collisions in 2018
911
Down 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,024
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Camden in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14316%
  • Slight76384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14714%
  • Slight87285%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 911, down 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 911
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025675721
2024652723
2023727786
2022752821
2021691743
2020616668
20199221,009
20189111,024
20179671,081
2016818919
20159361,086
20149211,037
2013785865
2012749840
2011845932
2010856964
2009815908
2008729853
2007748841
2006786872
20059351,036
20041,0441,174
20031,1421,265
20021,2251,404
20011,4411,655
20001,4341,639
19991,4511,637
19981,4291,592
19971,4831,677
19961,5321,700
19951,5971,787
19941,4741,665
19931,4341,622
19921,4631,658
19911,4501,650
19901,7241,853
19891,7641,926
19881,7281,941
19871,6391,852
19861,7542,007
19851,7161,908
19841,7932,022
19831,7682,008
19821,7421,968
19811,6191,892
19801,7812,050
19791,7462,109

When and where crashes happen in Camden in 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (15%)
  • Tuesday137 (15%)
  • Wednesday141 (15%)
  • Thursday148 (16%)
  • Friday150 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (10%)
  • Sunday108 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6.9%)
  • February72 (7.9%)
  • March67 (7.4%)
  • April68 (7.5%)
  • May92 (10%)
  • June86 (9.4%)
  • July77 (8.5%)
  • August67 (7.4%)
  • September72 (7.9%)
  • October92 (10%)
  • November85 (9.3%)
  • December70 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight638 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds719 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other36 (4%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry701 (77%)
  • Wet or damp176 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph534 (59%)
  • 30 mph367 (40%)
  • 40 mph9 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (56%)
  • One way street or slip road188 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (18%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist258 (25%)
  • Pedestrian248 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (21%)
  • Car occupant201 (20%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2067 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 25138 (13%)
  • 26 to 35306 (30%)
  • 36 to 45181 (18%)
  • 46 to 55137 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider639 (62%)
  • Pedestrian248 (24%)
  • Passenger137 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (42%)
  • Pedal cycle277 (18%)
  • Motorcycle254 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car157 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach75 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Camden

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Camden ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 19th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2018

King's Cross, Camden, WC1H 8EP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2018, with 147 collisions, 19 of them serious.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2018

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2018: 92, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40092101122
2ndA5015962012
3rdA41517107
4thA42005158012
5thA5200455105
6thA503446108
7thA502425105
8thA5373922
9thA40353616
10thA5202242605
11thA401212304
12thB509212405
13thB510212303
14thB517141401
15thB511101102
16thB518101400
17thA42019900
18thB5078903
19thB5258801
20thA2017702

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2018

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 839.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2018

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2018: 296.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2018, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years